Corn harvester and shocker.



No; 723,775. PATENTBD MAR. 24, 1,903. I. 1). HIGHLEYMAN & 7.1,. LAMB.

CORN HARVESTER AND SHOGKER.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 31, 1902.

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PATENTED MAR. 24,1963

1. 1). HIGHLEYMAN & J. L. LAMB.

CORN HARVBSTER AND SHOGKER. APPLICATION FILED JULY a1, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISRAEL D. HIGHLEYMAN AND JOHN L. LAMB, OF OHETOPA, KANSAS; SAID LAMBASSIGNOR TO SAID HIGHLEYMAN.

. CORN HARVEST ER AND SHOCKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 723,775, dated March24, 1903. Application filed July 31,1902. Serial No. 117,891. (No model.

This invention, relates to corn harvesters,

and shockers of that class in which the corn after being cut by means ofrotary blades mounted in the frame of the machine is placed in areceptacle, tied, and afterward tie-'- posited upon the ground as ashock.

Our invention has for its object to provide a device of this class whichshall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability,and general efficiency, in which the corn as it is being guided to thecutting mech-' anism shall likewise be guided into ayoke or supportingdevice, where itisgathered and 1'6, tained in a convenient into areceptacle.

A further object of the invention is to so tacle or cradle the centralbottom bar of which,

. construct and mount the said receptacle that frame-beams, as shown.

its position may be reversed by swinging it around upon a pivot whilethe stalks are being tied to form the shock and which afterward may betilted to deposit the shock on the ground. 7

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theimproved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts which willbe hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims. 1

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of acorn-harvester constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation showing the rear part of the machine.

Corresponding parts in the figures are indicated by like numerals ofreference.

The frame of our improved machine is composed of two pairs oflongitudinal beams or bars, (denoted, respectively, by 1 1 and 2 2,) thebeams 1 and 2 constituting the outer The several beams are connectednear their rear ends by means of cross bars or braces 3, which may bearranged in any suitable way to insure the necessary stability of thedevice. At or near the position to be tilted front end of the frame thebeams. 1, 2, and 2 are connected by the cross bar or brace 4, while thespace between the bars 1 and 1 is left open to constitute a guideway bywhich the cornstalks are guided to the cutting mechanism, to behereinafter described.- The rear end of the frame is supported upon anaxle 5, having traction-wheels 6. The front end of the frame issupported upon guide-wheels 7, of ordinary construction, forming casterswhich will readily adapt themselves to any change in the. direction ofthe draft. The frame-beams 1 2, and 2 support a platform 8, I upon whichthe operator stands during the operation of the machine.

Upon the frame-beams 1 and 2, near the rear ends thereof, are mountedbrackets 9 9, consisting of uprights 10, connected at their upper endsby cross-bars 11, said cross-bars being connectedat their front ends-bya transverse bar or brace 12 and at theirrear ends by a rock-shaft'13;

14 designates a suitably-constructed recep- 15, is connected pivotallywith the rock-shaft by means of a bolt 16, serving as aswivel upon whichthe said cradle may be turned in a hori- Zontal plane.-

From the upperside of the bracket 9,mounted upon the. frame-beam 1,extends a horizontal guide-bar 17,-which is extended forwardly anddownwardly to the front end of the frame-beam 1 withwhich its lower endis securely connected. Another guide-bar 18 extendsdownwardly andforwardly from the upper end of apost 19, rising from the framebar 1 andto the, front end of the frame-beam 1, where it is secured, as shown.The post 19, which is held securely by means of a brace 20, is locatedsome distance'in front of the cradle, as will be readily seen in thedrawings.

To the guide-bar 17, at the point at which it is bent in a downwarddirection, is secured a rearwardly-extending yoke 21, which is connectedby a brace 22 with the framebar 1. Another brace 23 connects, the pointof attachment 21 with. the frame-bar 1, near the rear end of thelatter.- It is obvious that suitable braces aud supporting means may bearranged at any point or points where their presence shall be founddesirable or necessary.

At the front ends of the frame-beams 1 and 1 are arrangedforwardly-extending curved guides 25, which serve to pick up the cornthat is down and to guide it between the frame-beams 1 and 1 and theguide-bars 17 and 18. To the upper end of the post 19 is secured alaterally-extending spring 26, which serves to prevent the corn fromentering between the point of the yoke 21 and the said post, or, inother words, to guide it into the said yoke, which is so positioned thatthe stalks when severed may be readily tilted into the cradle orreceptacle by the operator standing upon the platform 8.

The traction-wheels 6, or at least one of them, is mounted securely uponthe axle 5, which revolves therewith. Said axle carries a bevel-gear 27,meshing with a pinion 28 at the lower end of a shaft 29, which ismounted in an inclined position in suitably-arranged boxes or bearings.The said shaft 29 carries at its upper forward end a pinion 30, meshingwith a pinion 31 upon the upper end of a shaft 32, journaled verticallyin the frame-beam 1 and which carries at its lower end a disk or cutter33, engaging a similar disk or cutter 34, mounted upon a vertical shaft35, journaled in the frame-beam 1 or in a boxing 36, attached thereto.The disks or cutters 33 and 34: overlap each other in the usual manner,so as to engage and sever the lower ends of thestalks presented theretoby exercising a cutting or shearing action thereon, the cutting-disk 34being operated simply by frictional contact with the disk 33, it beingfound front end of the machine, which is guided over the field in such amanner as to engage a row of corn. The stalks are guided between theframe beams 1 and 1 and the guide-bars 17 and 18, which serve, inconjunction with the guides 25, to elevate fallen and leaning stalks toan upright position, in which they are guided by the spring 26 into theyoke 21. About this time the lower ends of the stalks are engaged by thecutting disks, whereby they are severed, and they are then tilted by theoperator, who stands upon the platform, into the cradle. When asufficient quantity has accumulated, the latter is swung around,presenting the tops of the stalks to the operator, who may thusconveniently tie the shock, which is then dumped, butt-ends first, uponthe ground by simply tilting the cradle or receptacle upon therock-shaft.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains that it is susceptible of structural modifications which needin no wise detract from itsvalue or efliciency. Wedesire, therefore, tohave it understood that we do not limit ourselves to the preciseconstruction or arrangement of parts herein set forth, but reserve toourselves the right to any changes and modifications which may beresorted to without detracting from the utility or departing from thespirit and scope of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination with a platform, of a frame comprising twopairs of longitudinal beams, one pair forming guides and supporting thecutting mechanism, and the other pair together with the inner bar of thefirst pairsupporting the platform which also serves to connect and bracesaid frame-beams, substantially as set forth.

2. In adevice of the class described, aframe comprising two pairs oflongitudinal beams, one pair of which form stalk-guides and support thecutting mechanism, brackets supported upon the outer beam of each pair,and a cradle supported pivotally and tiltingly upon said brackets,substantially asset forth.

3. In a corn harvester and shocker, a frame having a pair of horizontalbeams forming stalk-guides, inclined guide-bars suitably arranged audsupported, a receiving-yoke connected with one of said inclinedguide-bars, and a receptacledisposed in rear of said yoke and consistingof a table pivotally and tiltingly mounted upon the frame of themachine, substantially as set forth.

4. In a corn harvesterand shocker, the combination of stalk-guidin gmeans,cuttin g mechanism, a receiving yoke, and a cradle disposed inrear of the latter to receive the severed stalks from said yoke,substantially as set forth.

5. In a corn harvester and shocker, the combination of stalk-guidin gmeans,cutting mechanism, a receiving-yoke, a spring disposed to guidethe stalks into said yoke, and a receptacle disposed in rear of thelatter to receive the severed stalks, substantially as set forth.

6. In a corn harvesterand shocker, the combination of stalk-guidingmeans,cutting mechanism, a receiving-yoke, a spring disposed in front ofthe latter to guide the stalks into said yoke, and a receptacleconsisting of a cradle disposed pivotally and tiltingly in rear of saidyoke, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

ISRAEL D. IIIGHLEYMAN. JOHN L. LAMB. Witnesses:

H. W. BEDELL, E. D. BATES.

